Check to see when your district’s plan was last updated. It hasn't been updated in more than 5 years, but this year they are in the process of updating it. Check to see if your districts AUP/RUP includes child safety and cyberbullying provisions.It doesn't address any provisions for cyberbulling. Does it address copyright, plagiarism, and validity of resources? Nothing! But they did include some provisions to address it in the new draft. Is the AUP/RUP proactive or reactive (positive or punitive)? It is too positive and does have consequences in the bottom, the new draft is worded also positive. I don't know if the consequences have been applied consistently. Does your district require parental signature for students to be able to utilize the Internet, or does it only require a sigaiture if parents do not wish their child to use the InternetIt requires both parents and child to sign. How well is the RUP/AUP understood by teachers, students, and parents?I don't think anybody reads it carefully, not even teachers! Who is involved in revising the AUP/RUP (and the technology plan)? Are teachers, students, and parents included on the committee?The tech dept does the AUP revisions and they say they consult teachers and parents, but I still need to understand the process it does through. (Call and find out more!)
Analyze your districts’ AUP/RUP. Compare it to the examples provided in this module. What changes would you make if you were involved in revising it? I copied below some of the reading we did, to analyze and compare our AUP and hopefully give the District and idea (I will share my findings with the Principal and hopefully with the Tech Dept @ the DO) How might you assure that it is read and understood by all constituents (parents, teachers, administrators, and students)? I student in this class said to bring it up in Back to school...I thought that would be better than just sending papers to sign at the beginning of the school year with so many others...and it looses its value.I think teachers should be also better informed and involved in the process.
Media awareness AUP
The focus of an AUP should be on the responsible use of computer networks (internet, intranet, emails, classroom networks ).
According to the US Department of Education's online Alphabet Superhighway, AUPs should include:
A description of the instructional philosophies, strategies and goals to be supported by Internet access in schools
An explanation of the availability of computer networks to students and staff members in your school or district
A statement about the educational uses and advantages of the Internet
An explanation of the responsibilities of educators and parents for students' use of the Internet
A code of conduct governing behavior on the Internet
An outline of the consequences of violating the AUP
A description of what constitutes acceptable and unacceptable use of the Internet
A description of the rights of individuals using the networks in your school/district (such as the right to free speech, right to privacy, and so on)
A disclaimer absolving the school district from responsibility, under certain circumstances
An acknowledgement that the AUP complies with provincial and national telecommunication rules and regulations
A form for teachers, parents and students to sign, indicating that they agree to abide by the AUP
In addition, an AUP should:
Serve as a legal document The school board's legal counsel should approve the AUP before it is distributed.
Be complete. An AUP should include not just rules of behaviour, but also a statement about the school's position on Internet use.
Be adaptable. Since the Internet is constantly evolving, an AUP cannot anticipate every possible situation. It should address this fact, and be capable of modifications to cover circumstances not outlined. You may need to update the AUP as new issues arise.
Be unique to your school. Every school or district is different - both in terms of the technology available, and in terms of who has access to the network; who maintains the network; and who teaches school personnel and/or students how to use the network.
Protect students. If students follow the AUP's rules, their exposure to questionable material should be minimized. The AUP can also protect them from dangerous online behaviour, such as giving out their names and addresses to strangers.
Inform parents. An AUP outlines to parents how their children will learn on the Internet, and how they will be supervised while on it.
Videos notes:
We need the polices, practices and trainings.
It's a privilege to have internet but the use should be ONLY to promote education in ss and teachers.
Efficiency but legally
Limit personal use
No sharing passwords
protect district's data
never reveal personal info
nothing is private ... emails can be accessed later
lawsuits, loss of your job!
notify if your see inappropriate use
attachments should be sent sparingly
big files should be downloaded after school or avoiding the peak hrs MODULE 2
Reflection Questions: 1. How does this information on copyright correspond with what you already know and use in your classroom
I knew something about it, but the pp, links, useful guidelines and videos gave me a much better understanding.
2. How are you teaching your students about copyright?
I was just explaining them, without chunking out the laws and having them practice step by step. We really have to prepare them for high school and college researches.
3. How do you model correct use of copyrighted materials in your classroom and in your daily life?
I haven't really modeled it to the class, I have explained it, but not deeply enough! If students don't practice with us, they may interpret the laws their own way. I would now have them practice in a highly structure practice. I would choose a picture from "google images" and show them how to give credit to the authors when you use it. The students would benefit to practice using it in different aspects of their daily lives, such as downloading music or videos into our computers and ipods.
4. Do you observe violations of copyright law in your school or among your associates? If so, what violations have your noticed (perhaps now as a result of reading the above materials), and how might you help people to better understand copyright?
I do! I liked Gail's idea on explaining how many people loose revenue in these violations.
5. Why do you think some people violate copyright law? Everybody does it and there hasn't been reinforced to much. Big artists have done it, such as Harrison with music remakes or mixes.
6. Why do we have copyright laws? To protect the authors and promote creativity.
Fair use: What have your learned about fair use that will help you in your classroom? It was a new chapter for me, I didn't really understood it well.
Copyright for educators & educational multimedia: What do you find most confusing about copyright and fair use? What surprised you as you reviewed the above materials? I was confused! I hadn't taken enough time to understand the difference between copyright and fair use!
Videos: How might you use them to help your students learn about copyright and fair use? I loved them! I would use them all to show them how these apply to a research or project.
Module 3
What have you learned in this module that you will incorporate into your daily work with your students to help them be good technological citizens?
I don't have a class of my own at this time, but as a coach I can help to train the teachers to make sure students are guided in the right direction. I think we should should incorporate Internet Safety class in our curriculum as part of Social Studies. Teach it as we teach students to be good citizens, but now it would be how to be responsible cybercitizens, as the Social Studies Vision article.
How will you teach them not to bully/cyberbully others? As we teach them to be a good and responsible citizen. Kids need to understand that in internet nothing is private and that anything you say in a social net can be tracked down, and second no to ever write things you wouldn't say people in their face
How will you teach them to be safe? The students have little or no knowledge on the consequences they might encounter when sharing personal information online to strangers or going to somebody's personal space and misuse it, just to have fun or to bully a kid for a dumb reason. There are good videos, presentations that can illustrate them all the reasons on why it is important. Also sharing with them the real bad issues that happen very frequently to people that don't take precautions and are targeted by professional hackers.
How will you work with parents to help them teach their children that cyberbullying is not okay, and to keep their children safe in an increasingly complex technological world?
I liked the contract for parents in one of the links in Module 3 reading. But as teachers we need to inform parents and give them guidelines to help their children be safe now and later.
How will you assure that your students are learning to be good cybercitizens?
I would integrate Internet safety curriculum into Social Studies starting from elementary.
What types of cyberbullying have you seen at your school? I work in elementary, so very little cases. But last week we had two 5th grade girls insult each other using horrific language. One of the girls came to the office to report it.
Has your staff discussed cyberbulling and how to deal with it? No, but after last week episode, the principal is going to address it to the staff.
If so, how cyberbullying being addressed? I will share a video, in our next staff mtg. next week, since I told our Principal I was taking this class and it was full of great resources!!!!
Does your school or district’s tech plan or AUP/RUP contain information on cyberbullying and how it is to be handled? What can you do to prevent cyberbullying? No...not yet!
MODULE 4
As you explore these resources consider how you will teach your students about cyberbullying and what the can do to prevent it. These resources are great and the huge variety of youtube videos make it very easy to share these issues to students and parents. These videos are really good pieces of reality that everybody that uses internet can relate to easily. Shocking students might be very useful to have them reactand stand up for its prevention.
How will you reach out students who have been victims of cyberbullying? I would talk to the victim first privately, then would call the parents, then would talk to the kids involved and finally would talk to both parents (the bullier and the victim's parents to share tips)
How will you help parents understand the implications and indications of cyber bullying for their children (both as cyber bullyiers and as victims). Do a parents mtg where these issues are presented, videos and kinks are shared and discussed and we we'll provide paper chart to help them create a poster with basic rules and the tips to help keep their kids and the others safe everytime they go online.
LINKS & Videos are to be used!
Assignment- Outline -Module 4
How can I help promote internet safety and prevent cyber bullying in my school?
Put up the facts below in a chart paper to Discuss topic in Staff Mtg. then open a short discussion before showing selected video and links.
Half of teens 13-18 have communicated online with someone they have never met.
One third have talked about meeting in person someone they only know online.
One in 10 have learned that someone communicating with them online was an adult pretending to be much younger.
http://youtu.be/N2vARzvWxwY - Teachers should see this scary you-tube about their pics taken with the i-phone can locate them on a map!
Share following links about cyber bulling and safety tips, so teachers prepare their lessons including how to become a responsible cyber citizen, into their Social Studies curriculum: (I'll select from this list only 3 or 4 links for the staff meeting only.)
After teachers teach lessons, students create skits or videos about different cyberbullying situations to the whole class, grade level or school wide.
The best posters could be hanged in the computer labs.
Do the same process to share it with parents in the monthly mtgs. Home and School Club and SELAC. (Share the Scenarios link, youtube videos, Digital citizenship for teens and tips for parents and teachers.) Create a poster with parents to pose tips and internet rules at home.
How can you be sure the information you and your students find represents factual information? Students think that anything they find on the internet is true, so teachers have to teach this ti students and practice it with our guidance. I found Kathy Schrock's guide very useful and kid friendly, but needs an adult to guide them step by step. The 5ws are a great resource to post and students should have a copy in their planners where they can go back to it, every time they're doing a research. The youtubes R-Reliabilty, Evaluating information from the library - using the acronym CRAP, and the third one How to evaluate a website are great for sharing with students!
How can you find sites that will hold your students’ attention long enough for them to gather the information they need? I like the webquests, since they have the links embedded and the kids are not tempted to click on everything and this helps them to stay focused in their reading and research without getting lost. I am mostly thinking of lower grades, but I do think that by 3rd or 4th grade teachers should expose them to the web and teach them how to evaluate their resources before they use them.
How can you better integrate higher order thinking skills into your curriculum that will help students be better user of the internet? We HAVE to share the graphs with them, and post it in the class. ( I know I want to post everything!), but the visual is clear and students will try hard to reach creativity. The map with the verbs is outstanding and I would also think it should be posted. Students will be able to evaluate their projects and other students project easier. Students will be more encouraged to use higher order thinking skills if they know how and what they are. Applying their learning in projects while using the web isn't enough if they are just copying and plagiarizing other people's work.
Videos on evaluating and plagiarism: Consider how you will approach these two topics with your students. How do you teach these two concepts now? I find that the videos Linda has provided in this module is the best way to teach them how to evaluate the information and how to use it correctly. This had to be followed up by a discussion and next steps using in the class high structured practice, where all students are guided together, and then in groups.
What have you learned or found in this module that will help you as you teach these concepts to your students? Which of the above resources have been the most helpful for you?
The 3 videos: CRAP, R-Reliability, and Internet Skills 1: How to evaluate a Website youtubes are great resources that can used with students.
At what age should be begin to teach these concepts to students? From K or 1st.
Check to see when your district’s plan was last updated. It hasn't been updated in more than 5 years, but this year they are in the process of updating it.
Check to see if your districts AUP/RUP includes child safety and cyberbullying provisions. It doesn't address any provisions for cyberbulling.
Does it address copyright, plagiarism, and validity of resources? Nothing! But they did include some provisions to address it in the new draft.
Is the AUP/RUP proactive or reactive (positive or punitive)? It is too positive and does have consequences in the bottom, the new draft is worded also positive. I don't know if the consequences have been applied consistently.
Does your district require parental signature for students to be able to utilize the Internet, or does it only require a sigaiture if parents do not wish their child to use the Internet It requires both parents and child to sign.
How well is the RUP/AUP understood by teachers, students, and parents?I don't think anybody reads it carefully, not even teachers!
Who is involved in revising the AUP/RUP (and the technology plan)? Are teachers, students, and parents included on the committee?The tech dept does the AUP revisions and they say they consult teachers and parents, but I still need to understand the process it does through. (Call and find out more!)
Analyze your districts’ AUP/RUP. Compare it to the examples provided in this module. What changes would you make if you were involved in revising it? I copied below some of the reading we did, to analyze and compare our AUP and hopefully give the District and idea (I will share my findings with the Principal and hopefully with the Tech Dept @ the DO)
How might you assure that it is read and understood by all constituents (parents, teachers, administrators, and students)? I student in this class said to bring it up in Back to school...I thought that would be better than just sending papers to sign at the beginning of the school year with so many others...and it looses its value. I think teachers should be also better informed and involved in the process.
Media awareness AUP
The focus of an AUP should be on the responsible use of computer networks (internet, intranet, emails, classroom networks ).
According to the US Department of Education's online Alphabet Superhighway, AUPs should include:
A description of the instructional philosophies, strategies and goals to be supported by Internet access in schools
An explanation of the availability of computer networks to students and staff members in your school or district
A statement about the educational uses and advantages of the Internet
An explanation of the responsibilities of educators and parents for students' use of the Internet
A code of conduct governing behavior on the Internet
An outline of the consequences of violating the AUP
A description of what constitutes acceptable and unacceptable use of the Internet
A description of the rights of individuals using the networks in your school/district (such as the right to free speech, right to privacy, and so on)
A disclaimer absolving the school district from responsibility, under certain circumstances
An acknowledgement that the AUP complies with provincial and national telecommunication rules and regulations
A form for teachers, parents and students to sign, indicating that they agree to abide by the AUP
In addition, an AUP should:
Serve as a legal document The school board's legal counsel should approve the AUP before it is distributed.
Be complete. An AUP should include not just rules of behaviour, but also a statement about the school's position on Internet use.
Be adaptable. Since the Internet is constantly evolving, an AUP cannot anticipate every possible situation. It should address this fact, and be capable of modifications to cover circumstances not outlined. You may need to update the AUP as new issues arise.
Be unique to your school. Every school or district is different - both in terms of the technology available, and in terms of who has access to the network; who maintains the network; and who teaches school personnel and/or students how to use the network.
Protect students. If students follow the AUP's rules, their exposure to questionable material should be minimized. The AUP can also protect them from dangerous online behaviour, such as giving out their names and addresses to strangers.
Inform parents. An AUP outlines to parents how their children will learn on the Internet, and how they will be supervised while on it.
Videos notes:
We need the polices, practices and trainings.
It's a privilege to have internet but the use should be ONLY to promote education in ss and teachers.
Efficiency but legally
Limit personal use
No sharing passwords
protect district's data
never reveal personal info
nothing is private ... emails can be accessed later
lawsuits, loss of your job!
notify if your see inappropriate use
attachments should be sent sparingly
big files should be downloaded after school or avoiding the peak hrs
MODULE 2
1. How does this information on copyright correspond with what you already know and use in your classroom
I knew something about it, but the pp, links, useful guidelines and videos gave me a much better understanding.
2. How are you teaching your students about copyright?
I was just explaining them, without chunking out the laws and having them practice step by step. We really have to prepare them for high school and college researches.
3. How do you model correct use of copyrighted materials in your classroom and in your daily life?
I haven't really modeled it to the class, I have explained it, but not deeply enough! If students don't practice with us, they may interpret the laws their own way. I would now have them practice in a highly structure practice. I would choose a picture from "google images" and show them how to give credit to the authors when you use it. The students would benefit to practice using it in different aspects of their daily lives, such as downloading music or videos into our computers and ipods.
4. Do you observe violations of copyright law in your school or among your associates? If so, what violations have your noticed (perhaps now as a result of reading the above materials), and how might you help people to better understand copyright?
I do! I liked Gail's idea on explaining how many people loose revenue in these violations.
5. Why do you think some people violate copyright law?
Everybody does it and there hasn't been reinforced to much. Big artists have done it, such as Harrison with music remakes or mixes.
6. Why do we have copyright laws?
To protect the authors and promote creativity.
Fair use: What have your learned about fair use that will help you in your classroom?
It was a new chapter for me, I didn't really understood it well.
Copyright for educators & educational multimedia: What do you find most confusing about copyright and fair use? What surprised you as you reviewed the above materials?
I was confused! I hadn't taken enough time to understand the difference between copyright and fair use!
Videos:
How might you use them to help your students learn about copyright and fair use?
I loved them! I would use them all to show them how these apply to a research or project.
Module 3
What have you learned in this module that you will incorporate into your daily work with your students to help them be good technological citizens?
I don't have a class of my own at this time, but as a coach I can help to train the teachers to make sure students are guided in the right direction. I think we should should incorporate Internet Safety class in our curriculum as part of Social Studies. Teach it as we teach students to be good citizens, but now it would be how to be responsible cybercitizens, as the Social Studies Vision article.
How will you teach them not to bully/cyberbully others? As we teach them to be a good and responsible citizen. Kids need to understand that in internet nothing is private and that anything you say in a social net can be tracked down, and second no to ever write things you wouldn't say people in their face
How will you teach them to be safe? The students have little or no knowledge on the consequences they might encounter when sharing personal information online to strangers or going to somebody's personal space and misuse it, just to have fun or to bully a kid for a dumb reason. There are good videos, presentations that can illustrate them all the reasons on why it is important. Also sharing with them the real bad issues that happen very frequently to people that don't take precautions and are targeted by professional hackers.
How will you work with parents to help them teach their children that cyberbullying is not okay, and to keep their children safe in an increasingly complex technological world?
I liked the contract for parents in one of the links in Module 3 reading. But as teachers we need to inform parents and give them guidelines to help their children be safe now and later.How will you assure that your students are learning to be good cybercitizens?
I would integrate Internet safety curriculum into Social Studies starting from elementary.What types of cyberbullying have you seen at your school? I work in elementary, so very little cases. But last week we had two 5th grade girls insult each other using horrific language. One of the girls came to the office to report it.
Has your staff discussed cyberbulling and how to deal with it? No, but after last week episode, the principal is going to address it to the staff.
If so, how cyberbullying being addressed? I will share a video, in our next staff mtg. next week, since I told our Principal I was taking this class and it was full of great resources!!!!
Does your school or district’s tech plan or AUP/RUP contain information on cyberbullying and how it is to be handled? What can you do to prevent cyberbullying? No...not yet!
MODULE 4
As you explore these resources consider how you will teach your students about cyberbullying and what the can do to prevent it.
These resources are great and the huge variety of youtube videos make it very easy to share these issues to students and parents. These videos are really good pieces of reality that everybody that uses internet can relate to easily. Shocking students might be very useful to have them react and stand up for its prevention.
How will you reach out students who have been victims of cyberbullying? I would talk to the victim first privately, then would call the parents, then would talk to the kids involved and finally would talk to both parents (the bullier and the victim's parents to share tips)
How will you help parents understand the implications and indications of cyber bullying for their children (both as cyber bullyiers and as victims).
Do a parents mtg where these issues are presented, videos and kinks are shared and discussed and we we'll provide paper chart to help them create a poster with basic rules and the tips to help keep their kids and the others safe everytime they go online.
LINKS & Videos are to be used!
Assignment- Outline -Module 4
How can I help promote internet safety and prevent cyber bullying in my school?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEH75H8fPQY Share fragment of “Bullied” (you tube from “Teaching Tolerance”). Teachers discuss scenarios and share their experiences.
After teachers teach lessons, students create skits or videos about different cyberbullying situations to the whole class, grade level or school wide.
The best posters could be hanged in the computer labs.
Do the same process to share it with parents in the monthly mtgs. Home and School Club and SELAC. (Share the Scenarios link, youtube videos, Digital citizenship for teens and tips for parents and teachers.) Create a poster with parents to pose tips and internet rules at home.
Share these links and give out copies of tips.
Module 5
How can you be sure the information you and your students find represents factual information?Students think that anything they find on the internet is true, so teachers have to teach this ti students and practice it with our guidance. I found Kathy Schrock's guide very useful and kid friendly, but needs an adult to guide them step by step. The 5ws are a great resource to post and students should have a copy in their planners where they can go back to it, every time they're doing a research. The youtubes R-Reliabilty, Evaluating information from the library - using the acronym CRAP, and the third one How to evaluate a website are great for sharing with students!
How can you find sites that will hold your students’ attention long enough for them to gather the information they need?
I like the webquests, since they have the links embedded and the kids are not tempted to click on everything and this helps them to stay focused in their reading and research without getting lost. I am mostly thinking of lower grades, but I do think that by 3rd or 4th grade teachers should expose them to the web and teach them how to evaluate their resources before they use them.
How can you better integrate higher order thinking skills into your curriculum that will help students be better user of the internet?
We HAVE to share the graphs with them, and post it in the class. ( I know I want to post everything!), but the visual is clear and students will try hard to reach creativity. The map with the verbs is outstanding and I would also think it should be posted. Students will be able to evaluate their projects and other students project easier. Students will be more encouraged to use higher order thinking skills if they know how and what they are. Applying their learning in projects while using the web isn't enough if they are just copying and plagiarizing other people's work.
Videos on evaluating and plagiarism:
Consider how you will approach these two topics with your students. How do you teach these two concepts now?
I find that the videos Linda has provided in this module is the best way to teach them how to evaluate the information and how to use it correctly. This had to be followed up by a discussion and next steps using in the class high structured practice, where all students are guided together, and then in groups.
What have you learned or found in this module that will help you as you teach these concepts to your students? Which of the above resources have been the most helpful for you?
The 3 videos: CRAP, R-Reliability, and Internet Skills 1: How to evaluate a Website youtubes are great resources that can used with students.
At what age should be begin to teach these concepts to students?
From K or 1st.